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(43) Date of publication: 19.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/42 (21) Application number: 04702266.0 (22) Date of filing: 15.01.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B60G 7/00 (86) International application number: PCT/CA2004/000055 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/065146 (05.08.2004 Gazette 2004/32)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 20.01.2003 CA 2416703 (71) Applicant: MULTIMATIC INC. Markham, Ontario L3R 5E5 (CA)	(72) Inventors: HOWELL, Robert, Alexander Brooklin, Ontario L1M 2E5 (CA) Gruber, Rudolf Uxbridge, Ontario L9P 1R4 (CA) (74) Representative: Preuss, Udo  Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH Elisenhof Elisenstrasse 3 80335 München 80335 München (DE)